The Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act (S. 349) passed the U.S. Senate by voice vote on Sept. 9 and now goes to the president for his signature.

The bill, which passed the House in February, requires the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for, and make determinations regarding, roads to be designated under the National Scenic Byways Program, which has been closed for six years.

The AMA was part of the coalition that helped create this program in 1991 and is part of a coalition now hoping to revive the program.

Many of the country’s favorite motorcycling roads are National Scenic Byways and benefit from the resources provided to preserve and enhance them.

From the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Beartooth Highway between Montana and Wyoming, to Hells Canyon in Oregon, there are 150 roads designated as National Scenic Byways.

The program provides resources that help communities along these byways benefit from the tourism they generate, while preserving the characteristics of the roads that made them great destinations in the first place.